The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Global Diversity

By Barbara Frankel - Mar 2, 2011

Global diversity is a subject that continually redefines itself as organizations struggle with issues of local
cultures and control. DiversityInc is now in the second phase of studying global diversity best practices and
results in 17 countries. For purposes of this list, we used responses submitted to The 2011 DiversityInc
Top 50 Companies for Diversity® on our global survey questions plus our specific knowledge of the global-
diversity initiatives of companies submitting surveys.

What makes these companies stand out—and the others that are pioneering this area of diversity
management—is their willingness to learn from local cultures and expand their U.S.-centric views of what
a "best practice" is. At the same time, the sustainable values that make these countries diversity leaders in
the United States as well as human-rights champions everywhere are core to their global business efforts.

Here are some aggregate facts about this list plus individual facts about each company:

• All of them have formal programs to prepare employees and their families to live in other
countries
• All of them have global employee-resource groups that meet during the workday, are funded
by the company and have a senior executive as a sponsor. The majority of those groups are
aimed at women
• All of them have policies in place globally to protect employees from both harassment and
discrimination
• Almost all have flexible hours for religious observances globally

• Almost all offer disability-awareness training in global locations

• Almost all have global mentoring programs

Here are the companies and a fact about why each one is strong globally:

No. 1: IBM

No. 7 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 4 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans;
No. 3 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees; No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10
Companies for People With Disabilities

IBM has a long history of standing up for human-rights values across the globe. In addition, the company
has extraordinary global talent-development efforts, especially its mentoring programs.

No. 2: Ernst & Young

No. 5 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 2 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment &
Retention; No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos; No. 7 in The DiversityInc Top 10
Companies for Executive Women; No. 5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees; No.
5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities

The company's deep-rooted commitment to global values and global talent development, as well as
respecting local cultures, starts at the top. See what Chairman and CEO Jim Turley said about this
specifically at DiversityInc's March event.

No. 3: PricewaterhouseCoopers

No. 3 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment &
Retention; No. 5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans; No. 2 in The DiversityInc Top
10 Companies for Executive Women; No. 6 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees

PricewaterhouseCoopers' flexible work benefits and emphasis on talent development globally, increasingly
for women, also starts at the top. Bob Moritz, chairman and senior partner, addressed global cultural
competency at DiversityInc's March event.

No. 4: Sodexo
No. 2 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment &
Retention; No. 3 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity; No. 7 in The DiversityInc
Top 10 Companies for Blacks; No. 3 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos; No. 3 in The
DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Executive Women; No. 7 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for
LGBT Employees; No. 9 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities

Sodexo has been a global leader in using its diversity successes to help it win contracts with companies
and governments that value diversity and inclusion.

No. 5: Deloitte

No. 8 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos; No. 1 in
The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans; No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for
Executive Women; No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities

Deloitte has a strong emphasis on talent development globally for women and people from traditionally
underrepresented groups in individual companies.

No. 6: KPMG

No. 29 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees;
No. 2 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities

This company has been a leader in corporate social responsibility and efforts to create a sustainable
environment and workplace across the globe.

No. 7: Merck & Co.

No. 15 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Supplier
Diversity; No. 9 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees; No. 7 in The DiversityInc Top
10 Companies for People With Disabilities

The pharmaceutical company is best-in-class at its global employee-resource groups, which are varied,
inclusive and coherently tie back to the business goals of the organization.

No. 8: Procter & Gamble

No. 25 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 9 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment &
Retention; No. 5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos; No. 9 in The DiversityInc Top 10
Companies for Asian Americans; No. 5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Executive Women; No.
6 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities

The consumer-products giant has global employee-resource groups, as well as global cross-cultural
mentoring and active efforts to include LGBT people and people with disabilities in many locations.

No. 9: American Express Co.

No. 13 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans;
No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Executive Women; No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10
Companies for LGBT Employees

American Express' global work/life flexibility is among the best. The company also increasingly excels at
using its employee groups to understand local markets and reach customers there.

No. 10: Colgate-Palmolive Co.

No. 10 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos

With 86 percent of its operations outside of the United States, the consumer-products company is a leader
in global talent recruitment/development and multicultural marketing